because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
person of high rank or position
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
mental image; mental picture; image
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to blow off; to be blown off
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to bring back; to restore
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
(with a) start; fright; alarm
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
in name only; titular; nominal
practical question (problem); practical matter
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
unveiling; debut; introduction
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent